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Four Members of Armed Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Convicted Following Federal Jury Trial

… cocaine throughout Indianapolis. Jones obtained the drugs from Backstrom in California, which were sent to Jones in … and his co-defendants disguised the money they received from drug trafficking as Jones sent a portion of it to …
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Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Prescription Fraud and Pill Distribution

… three years under court supervision after he is released from prison. According to filed court documents and today’s … proceedings, Watkins recruited others, often suffering from opioid addiction, to get the prescriptions filled and …
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La Oficina De Envigado Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellin Cartel

… use threats to extort approximately $750,000 in drug debt from two cocaine traffickers based in Massachusetts. Yepes … Pablo Ariasgil to obtain and sell five kilograms of cocaine from the Massachusetts traffickers and then repatriate the …
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Two Philadelphia Men Arrested for Distributing Fentanyl; Over 17,000 Bags of Fentanyl and Almost 200 Grams of Cocaine Base Seized

… On November 3, 2023, law enforcement arrested Bennett from a car he was operating at the Charlotte, Vermont ferry … of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of over $10,000 cash from a suitcase in the trunk of Bennett’s car. Later on …
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Dante Flowers Jr. Sentenced to 200-Month Prison Term for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Crime

… were arrested after the shooting. Flowers Sr. recovered from the shooting and was also later arrested. Flowers Sr. … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… will host its 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 28. The free … medication for a nonmedical purpose obtained it from a family member or friend, according to the Substance …
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Unsealed Indictment Charges Connecticut Man with Trafficking Guns and Fentanyl in Rhode Island and Connecticut

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and … Safe Streets Task Force consists of agents and officers from the FBI, United States Marshals Service, Central Falls …
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Project Safe Neighborhoods Investigation Nets More Than Five Kilos of Fentanyl Pills and Powder, Along With Commercial Pill Presses

… community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and … Safe Streets Task Force consisting of agents and officers from the FBI, United States Marshals Service, Central Falls …
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Colchester Couple Arraigned on Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges

… arraigned today on drug trafficking and gun charges arising from a June 30, 2023 traffic stop near Brattleboro, Vermont. … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

… is in the midst of a devastating opioid crisis, as deaths from fentanyl soar. The DEA will continue to use every … bars.” At trial, the government introduced transcripts from recorded telephone conversations between Jaquez Diaz …
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La Oficina De Envigado Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Tied to Medellín Cartel

… use threats to extort approximately $750,000 in drug debt from two cocaine traffickers based in Massachusetts. Zapata … and Pablo Ariasgil to obtain five kilograms of cocaine from the Massachusetts traffickers, sell those kilograms, …
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New York Woman Arrested for Trafficking Meth, Heroin, and “Tranq"

… methamphetamine and fentanyl combined with xylazine from New York to New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young … Lugo trafficked controlled substances on three occasions from New York to New Hampshire. Sanchez Lugo distributed a …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Federal Firearm Offenses

… with emergency equipment engaged, but Romero drove away from the area, disregarding their lights and sirens. APD … and a .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Upon his release from prison, Romero will be subject to 5 years of supervised …
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Repeat Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Cordova, who is from Richland, WA, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from custody. According to information disclosed during …
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Woonsocket Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Role in a Conspiracy that Trafficked Dozens of Kilos of Cocaine

… five dozen packages containing kilograms of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal … parcels containing at least one kilogram of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico between December 2017 and July 2020. The …
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10 Individuals Charged for Drug Trafficking in the South Side of Chicago

… offer them. Kevin Ware also allegedly obtained information from his dealers about their interactions with law … made approximately 44 controlled purchases of narcotics from members of Kevin Ware’s organization, the charges …
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

… who regularly distributed multiple kilograms of fentanyl from a base of operations at a stash house in Fall River. … Intercepted communications showed Pacheco ordering fentanyl from the DTO and was soon after observed meeting with the …
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Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

… intended for distribution in Maine, allegedly from co-defendant Ivan Rodriguez Osorio in a hotel parking … again picked up nearly two kilograms of fentanyl, allegedly from Rodriguez Osorio, in the same hotel parking lot in …
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Toms River Woman Charged with Unauthorized Practice of Medicine, Forgery, Health Care Claims Fraud, and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance

… 26, 2023, Macburnie was taken into custody by and Agents from the DEA Camden Resident Office and Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime …
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Local Man Sent to Prison After Helping Traffic Over 250 Kilograms of Meth in Gas Tank

… the gas tank and had agreed to transport the narcotics from South Texas to Dallas. The meth had an estimated street … revealed Vargas and Rodriguez received the liquid meth from co-conspirators in Mexico and planned to transport the …
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Gloucester County Man Admits Healthcare Fraud

… of up to $250,000, or twice the gross gain or gross loss from the offense, whichever is greatest. Sentencing is … Agent in Charge Jacqueline Maguire; task force members from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Department …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Tied to Juvenile Overdoses Pleads Guilty

… Navarrete routinely dealt fentanyl-laced pills to juveniles from his Highland Drive residence.  The round blue pills, … with the assistance of School Resource Officers from the Carrollton – Farmer’s Branch Independent School …
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Chicago Man Arrested, Charged for Manufacturing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

… the DEA received intelligence that two parcels were shipped from Songjiang, China, to Dean in Chicago. A search revealed … The vehicle Dean arrived and abandoned during his flight from the agents was towed to a facility. A state search …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
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Fredonia Man Arrested, Charged with Selling Drugs that Led to Overdose Death

… conversations, with B.G. wanting to purchase narcotic drugs from Buchanan, dating back to November of 2021, including a … messages between B.G. and Buchanan may have been deleted from Buchanan’s account. At the scene of B.G.’s death, …
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“Logistics Coordinator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking

… She helped transport narcotics, mainly cocaine, from Mexico to Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. The drugs … apprehended that group shortly after stealing the cocaine from Leal. The defense attempted to convince the judge that …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years' Probation for Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Deception

… purchaser of fentanyl by a dentist in the entire nation from January through August of 2021. During the same time, … controlled substances, such as pharmaceutical fentanyl, from the legitimate supply chain will be held accountable.  …
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Two Men Sent to Prison in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

… had seized large narcotics loads, it did not deter him from again transporting large quantities of 100% pure meth. … believed to be involved with the importation of narcotics from Mexico utilizing commercial tractor trailers with …
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DOJ and Lincoln Pharmacy in Tacoma Settle Allegations the Pharmacy Failed to Follow the Controlled Substances Act

… Substance Act (CSA) in order to deter pharmaceuticals from being abused,” said Jacob D. Galvan, Acting Special … a result of a concerted focus of DEA to prevent pharmacies from filling prescriptions written by providers without …
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South Carolina Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Federal Prison

… grams of ultra-high purity methamphetamine, that was seized from his co-conspirators. Court documents show that Massey … to court records, prior to being sentenced, Massey fled from prosecution and was arrested in Myrtle Beach, S.C. This …